Vichy France: Old Guard New Order, 1940-1944

“It’s an extraordinary book, in the sense that it’s a book that becomes part of French history, not French historiography, in the sense of the impact it had on public discussion in France. It pushes the idea that Vichy was not simply a puppet of the Germans, but rather an autonomous government, which does things that are partly in parallel with Germans actions, but which it’s not required to do.” Read more...

The best books on Modern French History

Richard Vinen, Historian